Yes. The baby will not be affected by having sex. However if you have previously miscarried, you may be advised to resist intercourse during the first three to four months.

Cigarette smoke in the pregnant woman cuts the flow of oxygen to her unborn baby. This can be very dangerous, even life threatening to the fetus. Infants who are born to mothers who smoke are more likely to be born premature, which is the leading cause of infant death. Infants that are around secondhand smoke are at risk of dying of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

If your bleeding and discharge has stopped, and you are not experiencing pain in the vaginal area you may be physically ready to start having sexual intercourse again. Some women feel ready quite quickly to have sex and others may wait months, everyone is different. Women who are breast feeding may feel that they do not want the physical contact, feeling ?touched out?.

Mild folic acid deficiency anemia may not produce any symptoms. As folic acid deficiency progresses, the following common symptoms of anemia may develop: If your health professional suspects folic acid deficiency anemia, he or she will ask about your medical history and conduct a physical exam. Be sure to discuss: Usually, your doctor will want to draw blood in order to perform standard tests.

You can’t get pregnant through oral sex, or through masturbation. But if you are fooling around with your partner and there is any genital contact, especially where fluid is involved, there is a chance that you can become pregnant. This can even happen if he touches his own semen and then touches your vagina with his hands. If you want to make sure that you don’t become pregnant, make sure you use a condom, or avoid having contact with his genitals and fluids.

If your pregnancy is progressing normally, then there is no reason to suspect GBS is infecting your baby. If a GBS infection is present, you’ll usually go into labour or your membranes will rupture. And that’s the time to get to hospital as quickly as you can to receive the intravenous antibiotics to give your baby the best protection possible.

For women with certain risks or problems detected by their obstetrician, special fetal echocardiograms can be performed to evaluate the baby's heart while in the womb. Your obstetrician can advise you as to whether or not a fetal echocardiogram might be necessary. There are many different types of acquired heart disease that can affect children. Most of these are related to inflammatory diseases such as acute rheumatic fever, Kawasaki disease, or myocarditis (a viral infection).

It is best to avoid caffeine during pregnancy as it can affect your baby's birthweight. Try to steer clear of coffee, tea, chocolate and cola and instead opt for herbal teas or fresh juices. However many experts say it is safe to have a small amount of caffeine (one cup of coffee a day).

Unless otherwise advised by a physician, x-ray tests should be postponed until after the baby has been delivered. If a woman has reason to believe she may be pregnant, she should consult her physician before an x-ray exam is given.

Large amounts of caffeine should be avoided, but the most recent studies seem to show that a small amount of coffee (one or two cups a day) is fine.

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Although, the general conclusion that has been reached concerning oral sex is that the tendency of getting aids through oral sex is very low. Nevertheless, AIDS can be transmitted through sexual intercourse and might just take advantage of the slightest chance, as such our only advice is that avoid all form of unprotected sex. REF: HOW AIDS CAN BE TRANSMITTED

Many people are nervous about returning to a normal sex life, and for some, libido, or sex drive can be reduced. Anxieties may be increased if the bleed occurred whilst having sex. It is safe for you to have sexual intercourse as soon as you feel ready, however, this may not be for several weeks. Having sex in the future will not increase your risk of having a subarachnoid haemorrhage.

This depends what you mean. You could fall pregnant within 6 weeks of an ectopic pregnancy if you have unprotected intercourse and this may be before your period has even returned.

In addition to letting you know when you are fertile, there is some slight statistical indication that the time of intercourse may, occasionally, have some effect on the sex of the baby. For example: Female - Slightly more females are conceived when intercourse takes place three or four days before ovulation. Male - Slightly more males are conceived when intercourse takes place during ovulation , or no more than one to two days prior to ovulation.

Usually if the fetus is cooperative the radiologist will be able to tell you the sex of the fetus at your 20 week ultrasound.

Variant CJD is a relatively new disease, and knowledge about it is limited. However, to date there is no evidence that transmission of variant CJD from a mother to her unborn child or through breast milk has occurred in people with variant CJD.

To date, there have been no proven ill effects from conducting regular ultrasound exams on pregnant women. BEECHSTREET CORPORATION – with over 500 insurance companies through the Beechstreet Network such as BENESIGHT OR CORESOURCE be sure to check beechstreet.com to see if your plan is covered under the Beechstreet Corporation

National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse, Health Resources and Services Administration, 2070 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 450, Vienna, VA 22182, 703-356-1964, www.nmchc.org La Leche League International, 1400 North Meacham Road, P.O. Box 4079, Schaumburg, IL 60168, 800-LALECHE, www.lalecheleague.org For Parents of Preemies, Meriter Hospital, Neonatology 6C, 202 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53715, {ww2.medsch.wisc.edu/chilrenshosp/parents_of_preemie_index.html.

Most medications used carry very little risk. For some drugs, blood levels are checked periodically to ensure that the baby is receiving a safe dose. Infants are given medications only when the possible benefits of the medications outweigh their risks. In other words, an infant is at lower risk receiving a medication, than if that medication were not given. Efforts are made to use the minimum number of drugs possible, and to stop them when they are no longer needed.

I was using hormone replacement for just over 4 years for hot flushes, but I stopped using it 6 months ago because of all the bad publicity about its link with breast cancer. No more hot flushes- but the bad news is that I seem to have developed vaginal dryness which is making sex really uncomfortable. I've also noticed that I'm leaking a little urine when I cough or laugh.

In our culture, we grow up with the belief that the hospital is the only safe location for birth. In fact, there is no evidence to support this. Studies and statistics from home birth practices and European countries where home birth continues to be a common option demonstrate that birth at home is a safe choice for healthy, low-risk mothers with skilled attendants. There are different risks to both hospital and home birth.

In the United States, about 3% of babies are born with birth defects. Some women have a higher chance of having a child with a birth defect. Women over the age of 35 years have a higher chance of having a child with Down syndrome than women who are younger. If taken when a woman is pregnant, certain drugs can increase the chance of birth defects. Also, women who smoke and use alcohol while pregnant have a higher risk of having a baby with certain birth defects.

A) It is advisable to wait until all the vaginal tissues are fully healed before commencing use of the educator. This should be by six weeks after childbirth. If you are having any problems with pain, discomfort or discharge seek medical advice before commencing with the use of the educator.

If abortion is done safely and legally, and there are no complications, it should not affect your ability to have children in the future.

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Most women who want to have sex while they are pregnant should not have any problems and the baby should not be at risk. If your pregnancy is ?high risk? you should talk to your doctor about whether or not having sex is safe for you and your baby. It is important that you consider if you want to have sex as some pregnant women feel too tired or find sexual intercourse uncomfortable. You may need to experiment with different positions especially as your pregnancy progresses.